Topless motorist put off the road for drug-driving
Portloaise Courthouse
A MOTORIST stopped by gardaí in Mountmellick who was sweating profusely was subsequently found to have been drug-driving.
Arising from the incident, Patrick Delaney, 169 St Brigid’s Place, Portlaoise pleaded guilty to the offence, which took place at Mullaghandard, Mountmellick on 19 June last, when he appeared at Portlaoise District Court last week.
Garda Kieran O’Mahoney said he stopped the car at 8.45pm that night.
While speaking to the driver he observed that he was not wearing a top, was sweating profusely and that he got a smell of cannabis from the car.
A blood test report showed that Mr Delaney had cannabis in his system while he had been driving.
Garda O’Mahoney said the 26-year-old defendant had a previous conviction for assault in 2016.
He said that Mr Delaney was “extremely co-operative, very polite and very nice to deal with”.
Defending solicitor Barry Fitzgerald said that his client has come back to Ireland from the UK to meet the summons.
Judge Andrew Cody convicted Mr Delaney of the offence, fined him €250 and disqualified him from driving for 12 months.
